President Datuk Azih Muda said that those penalised could be “rushing a minister or director-general to a meeting,” an ambulance taking a patient to a hospital, or police in pursuit of criminals. “The AES does not discriminate between an official government vehicle and a regular citizen’s car. Whoever is caught speeding will have summonses issued against them,” he said.

Azih added that it would not be fair for a driver to lose points or have their driving licence revoked while on duty. “Driving is their bread and butter, if their licence is suspended they are out of a job,” he said. “We conveyed our thoughts to the [Road Transport Department, or JPJ] director-general [Datuk Nadzri Siron] and he has taken note of them.”

The union also suggested an exemption for members of the public who were speeding during an emergency, such as when rushing an injured person to the hospital for medical treatment.

The government is set to implement AES and an updated Kejara system under a new, unified Automated Awareness Safety System (AWAS) by the end of the year, after the Road Transport (Amendment) Bill was passed in May. Under the new system, each motorist start with 20 points, and if they are caught committing a traffic offence, points will be deducted – their driving licence will be revoked once all points are removed.

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“rushing a minister or director-general to a meeting,” an ambulance taking a patient to a hospital, or police in pursuit of criminals.“

The two latter is understandable, and should be applicable through appeal, even without requiring special exemptions (these just open doors towards abuse). The former is unnecessary by every definition of the word. To paraphrase one of these said minister, “if you’re worried about being late, wake up earlier”.

Let say, if our points are deducted from the 20, so balance we have like 10 or 7, does the amount rise again after certain period of time? Because you cannot deduct it and show the balance point for lifetime.. So let say in a week there is no offence, the point should increase back to 20.. Anyhow, this kind of system shows we are being treated like a child in school.. And where does those money goes? To reduce accidents, first you must make it compulsory for all car makers and dealers in Malaysia, to fix at least 16″ brake disc rotor so that anybody can stop their car in time if there is an emergency.. Next, you should make it compulsory for all the vehicles on the road to have proper and enough light transmitted via their headlamps and back lights so they can see clear view during night time.. Then, make them to use hydrophobic windshield or at least use liquid such as X-Rain to make the view clearer during raining time.. This will really stop accidents instead of all these nonsense system, because when their points are finished, all will start to drive illegally hehehehe..

Why should there be an exemption??
problem always starts when there is one rule for one group and another one for others. This behaviour is divisive and grossly unfair.

So Datum Azih Muda says as long as drivers speed because some VIP says so makes it right… I don’t know about you but it sounds like she is advocating for certain VIPs to break the law. Does she instruct her drivers to do so?

AES if implemented should apply for all or apply to none. That is my 2cents.

Half the time, the polis bluff. The PDRM is rushing to eat nasi lemak. Many of us have seen this. We have seen polis patrols in the Federal highway with sirens and outriders. Then, you see the same PDRM officers sitting at the kedai kopi enjoying the nasi lemak.

This is the problem in Malaysia. too much of abuse. And they main abuse is by the polis officers themselves and also the Ministers.

Why can’t the Ministers get up early like all of us? Already bad enough they are not taking LRT or MRT as an example to all of us. In London, even full inisters take the London Tube Underground and crap like sardine to go for official meetings at the Houses of Parliament.

In Malaysia, our Ministers are so lazy. Here, they are not only lazy to get up early but they use polis outriders. Very shameful.

Oh, let us not forget about the few Ministers who go around with their own outriders who actually kick peoples cars. I have seen old uncles, die to their old age, slow to turn as their reflexes are slow. The outriders just kicked the old man’s car until got dent. Is the polis going to do something about this?

Exemption from KEJARA point only for those in police car, fire trucks, ambulance, JPAM mobile unit, and military vehicle only. Other department or ministry driver MUST follow rules and regulation on the road created by JPJ/JKJR when he/she drives an agencies vehicle. You want your driver speeding on the road ? Use traffic police escort laaa dato…

Itu system tau itu orang rush for emergency cases? WTH he talking about?! If really true emergency case then kena saman, the driver must provide evidences to proof it, not just talk ask system to differentiate it. Lagi, the government officers exemption from this samam, WTF he talking about? Officers boleh speed di sebab rushing for government events, meeting??! Plan the time and route ahead la! So orang biasa macam CEO rushing for meeting boleh exemption saman?? Because that CEO contribute economy to MY. So one words, don’t care who you are, you speed, kena saman!!!! Easy. Of course except ambulance, bomba, police who in duty.

the govt ppl must see and suffer the traffic as a consequence of their idiotic decisions….the more privilege they have, the more moronic and ignorant they will be towards the traffic issue on ground level….make them suffer in the jam!

I think the government is trying to push AES through by implementing these controversial system just to “Show” they will summons all & sundry. Who really believe that the authority will summons a politicians, Ambulance/police escort !!

Who is the gov kidding man. There is still no clarifications on who/where/how is the payment going to be collected. Until there is an update, there is nothing to say/talk.

Is the gov short of $$$ &/or the contractor is chasing you for the completion of the contract & $$$ ??! U are not fooling me/us again. If U sincerely want to do it, have an open tender & the Rakyat may just agree with the system.

All of the guys commenting here doesn’t know that the CEOs and the ministers all have superpowers. Even if they speed up to 300kmh they will not involve in any accident, they will not die. They have magic that prevent their car from colliding with other vehicle and other cars also will not be affected by their speed. Thats why they are exempted from KEJARA. They also can immediately stop even during high speed. There will be absolutely no harm to others even whem they are speeding. Their meetings are also the most important thing in the world, the fate of humanities depend on the meetings.

Basically what he is saying is One Law for the ELITE (read government officials, ministers from a certain Party) and another Law for common fools like you and me waiting to be exploited till we are broke!!

Whats the matter with cuepacs…? The system capture the car and its plate in motion… the official govt car is not registered to its driver… what excuse is there for the need for doule standards…? Everyone should adhere to the speed limit.

1st class infra, 3rd class mentality. Always want special this, special that, exempt this, free that. No wonder these servants become the laughing stock. Then, the grey areas. The official and non-official but using all public monies.

i thought AES issue citation to the vehicle owner, isn’t it? So… lets say the ambulance caught in AES and eventually the citation will be issued to the ambulance’s owner. The so call driver have no harm at all ma. Same with the ministers driver. The minister will sit on their own car with a driver driving it… unless you are telling me all minister car is owned by the driver, ah mat, or all ambulance is owned by the ambulance driver instead…

Alex, U hit the issue at hand spot on. There is actually nothing to talk here. Cuepacs should be addressing if AES is legit & how the gov is collecting the summons $$$. Sad to say, this is another project by our gov without open tender. They are putting the cart B4 the horse.

Let it be la. Driver drives the car. The car belong to politician. No harm for driver’s point. Let those Tan Sri/ Dato’ Sri pay for the system la. After all they might only drive on Sunday to to golf club.

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